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Film · 2021

Drive My Car — filming locations

3 places you can visit, in Hiroshima. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Locations · 3

Hiroshima Naka Incineration Plant

Hiroshima Start here

The glass corridor through the waste plant that Kafuku and Misaki walk — designed by Yoshio Taniguchi and open to the public.

Getting there
Hiroshima Port tram stop · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Do not photograph residents or students
  • Closed on Mondays
Sources
広島市環境局中工場

Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima

Hiroshima

The tower on the bay where Kafuku stays through the film's residency.

Getting there
Motoujinaguchi tram stop · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
グランドプリンスホテル広島

Mitarai

Hiroshima

The preserved island port the Saab drives through on the road out of Hiroshima.

Getting there
Bus from Hiro Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
御手洗 (呉市)

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